Luis Alvarez was arrested on June 14, days after he helped Leah Lendel and her family during a shark attack in Boca Grande.

Luis Alvarez, the hero who saved a little girl from a shark attack in Boca Grande, now finds himself facing deportation. The ...

A 9-year-old Florida girl snorkeling in 4-foot-deep waters off a Boca Grande beach was attacked by a shark on June 11.

A man hailed for saving a young girl from a shark attack in Boca Grande, is now facing an immigration hold as he fights to ...

A 9-year-old girl, Leah Lendel, suffered a severe shark bite while snorkeling at a Boca Grande beach, nearly severing her hand. Doctors at Tampa General Hospital successfully reattached Leah's hand ...

One of the men who went into the water off Boca Grande to help after a 9-year-old girl was bitten this month by a shark, Luis ...

Luis Alvarez jumped in the water to help when 9-year-old Leah Lendel was attacked by a shark in Boca Grande. Now, he's facing ...

A 9-year-old Florida girl snorkeling in 4-foot-deep waters off a Boca Grande beach was attacked by a shark on June 11.

One of two 911 callers frantically alerted authorities of a shark in the Boca Grande water and said they needed help "ASAP." ...

Luis Omar Alvarez, who helped rescue a girl from a shark attack, was arrested for driving without a valid license. Alvarez is being held on a federal immigration detainer at the Collier County Jail.